{Recipe} Thin Mint Truffle Chocolate Bundt Cake

You can never go wrong with mint and chocolate...
Especially when you add Girl Scout Thin Mints to the mix.
This cake has a faint mint taste due to the truffles and a mint buttercream frosting.

Thin Mint Chocolate Truffle Bundt Cake

1 Batch Thin Mint Truffles
1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Batch Mint Buttercream Frosting

Make the cake mix according to package directions.
Pour into a greased bundt pan.
Drop as many of the truffles as you want into the batter. (I used almost the whole batch)
Bake as directed.
As the cake bakes, it will grow around the truffles, so no need to push them down or cover them.
The truffles will also bake, turning them into a soft cookie with a different texture than the cake.
Once done baking, allow to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.

Thin Mint Truffles

1 sleeve Thin Mint Cookies
6 oz Cream Cheese, softened

Use a food processor to turn the cookies into crumbs.
Mix the crumbs with the cream cheese until well incorporated and holds it's shape.
Roll into 1 inch balls then refrigerate.

Mint Buttercream Frosting

1 stick Butter, softened
1 pound Powdered Sugar
1/4- 1/2 teaspoon Mint Extract
2 Tablespoons Milk, to desired consistency
1-2 drops green food coloring, optional
1 pinch Edible Disco Dust, optional

Cream the butter.
Add powdered sugar and mint extract.
Slowly add milk until you get the consistency you want for piping.
Using a 1M frosting tip follow I Am Bakers instructions for frosting roses.
Fill in ant spots between flowers with little star dollops of frosting.
Sprinkle with the pinch of edible disco dust to give it that faint minty sparkle.

Fourth of July Treats and Goodies

I LOVE this time of year.  

Yes it is hot, but I love all of the Patriotic events that go in in Utah during July.

Here is a quick review for the yummy treats I made for our Fourth of July celebration last year.

Be safe this dry and hot season...

Have a blast making memories with your families:)

Red, White and Blue Pancakes

Red~ Fresh Strawberry

White~ Mini White Chocolate Chips

Blue~ Fresh Blueberry

 Patriotic Layered Drinks

Recipe HERE

 Dipped Pretzel Crisps

Fruity Patriotic Popcorn

This will make an appearance again this year

Independence Day Oreo Pops

Grab a pack of the Summer Edition Oreos and some red candy melts...

Then you are set:)

Stars and Berries Fruit Salad

{Recipe} Minty Pot of Gold Pops

This is the post I did last week over at Lil' Luna

Around our house, we are big fans of Oreo Truffles...

Not just because they taste good, 

But they are easy to make, and easily customizable for every whim:)

We never really celebrated St. Patrick's Day at our house before.

Since we love rainbows, and the color green...

I figured it was about time to remedy that:)

Pot of Gold Pops

Yields Approx. 13 large Pops or 26 small Pops

30 Oreos, pulverized

8 oz Cream Cheese
1+ cup Guittard Mint Chips

1+ cup Black or Chocolate Melts

1 Tablespoon Vegetable Shortening, for thinning

Gold Sprinkles

Sucker Sticks

Bakers Twine and Treat Tags

Directions

*Break the 30 Oreo cookies into pieces and pulverize in a food processor.  

Mine is about the texture and size of corn meal.

*Mash the softened cream cheese with the cookie crumbs until well incorporated and no white remains. 

*Line a small pan with wax paper.

*For the large pops, scoop 2 Tablespoons, form a ball, and place on wax paper.

*For the small pops, scoop 1 Tablespoon, form a ball, and place on wax paper.

*Place pan in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

*Melt five of the chocolate melts and dip the sucker stick tips in, then place one in each ball.

Chill for two minutes.

*Melt the Mint chips at 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring until melted.

*Slightly flatten the balls, then dip them in the mint melts, lightly tapping the excess on the side.

*Place the sticks in some kind of base to harden.

*Melt the black melts and the shortening in the microwave in 30 second intervals.

*Dip the balls in the melts so that they are now double coated.

*Put some of the black melts in a ziplock bag, snip a small corner and pipe on the cauldron rims and handles.

*Fill the "top" of the cauldron with a scarce amount of melted chocolate, then immediately pour the gold sprinkles.

It seems like a lot of steps, but if you have your space cleaned and cleared...

and everything on hand, it will move fairly quickly.

These treats are perfect for my little leprechauns and their daddy.

Reality Check-
I like my Oreo Truffles smaller, so that there is a more even ratio of crunchy outer shell to filling.


You can change this recipe up and use Thin Mints, Mint Oreo, Raspberry Oreos, Vanilla Oreos.


If you use a different flavor of Oreo, don't use the mint chips... just double dip them in the outer coating.


When you take pictures, make sure there is lots of natural light if you can help it, and shoot in odd numbers.

Enjoy, and have a pinch free St. Patrick's Day:)

Linking to~ Two Yellow Birds Decor, Cupcake Apothecary